Horse-tie.



H. WIEMER.

HORSE TIE.

APPLIUATION FILED APRJZ, 1913.

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THE NORRIS PETERS C0,. PHOTO-LITHQ. WASHINGTON, LL L.

HENRY WIEMER, or DOW orry, IOWA.

HORSE-TIE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed April 12, 1913.

Patented Oct. 13, 1914. Serial No. 760,687.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY WIEMER, a cltizen of the United States, residing at Dow City, in the county of Crawford, State of Iowa, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Horse-Ties; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and eXact description ofthe invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to improvements in safety hitches for stock.

The object of the invention is to provide an improved safety hitch whereby a row of horses positioned in stalls of a stable may be released at the same time by means operable from without the stable thus protecting the animals in case of fire.

A further object of the. invention is to provide such a safety hitch which will be opeirable also by ,means positioned in the sta l.

A. still further object is to improve the general efficiency and simplifv the structure of a device of this character.

With these and other objects in view, the

I formation and arrangement of parts to be more fully hereinafter described and particularly pointed out in the claim hereto appended.

Reference is had to the accompanying drawings wherein similar characters of reference designate corresponding parts throughout the several views, and in which:

Figure 1 is a top plan view of the plurality of stalls provided with the improved stock hitch, Fig. 2 is an enlarged top plan of one of. the hitches with the protective casing thereof being broken away, Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the hitch also with the protective cover being broken away, and Fig. 4: is a vertical sectional view on the line 4-4 of Fig. 2.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, 10 designates a plurality of stalls and 11 the usual heavy plank on the top of the manger to which the improved hitch A is attached. The hitch comprises a pair of plates 12 and 13 which are fastened to the plank 11 in opposed relation and bolted thereto. These plates and the adjacent portion of the plank are provided with alining rectangular openings 14 through which is passed the tie bolt 15 having at its free end a suitable harness engaging ring 16 and at its inner end notches 17 adapted to engage the arm 18 of the latch lever 19 which is pivotally securedto the plate 13 adjacent the side opening 14. The latch lever 19 is normally held in engaged relation with the bolt 15' by means of a leaf spring 20 engaging one arm thereof. Positioned on the plate 13 adjacent the opening 14 and in opposed relation to the latch member 19 is a lug 21 against which the bolt 15 has sliding engagement and which serves to prevent rocking of said bolt when pressure is exerted on one side thereof by means of the spring-pressed latch member.

A concaved shield member 23 is secured to the plate 13 in such position as to cover the working parts of the latch. To actuate the latch member 19 a cord 22. is secured to the outer extremity of the free arm thereof and passed through alining bars formed in the bolt and the plank, said cords extending into the stall. In order to' provide a means operable from without the stable for releasingaall -0f the. horses simultaneously a rod 25 is passed along the line of the stalls and through alined openings '26 of the shield members. Adjustably secured on these rods as by means of set screws 27 are collars 28 which are. so positioned that longitudinal movement of the rod 25 will cause the collar to ride on the free arm of the latch member 19 and force it downwardly, thus forcing the arm 18 out of engagement with the bolt 15 to release the same.

What is claimed is:

A safety hitch comprising the combina tion with an attaching member, of a hitch bolt slidably passed therethrough, an angle latch pivoted adjacent the inner end of the bolt, one arm of said latch engaging the bolt to prevent retraction thereof, an actuating bar and a projection on the actuating bar adapted to engage the latch to release the bolt upon movement of said bar and a flexible member secured to the latch for also rocking the same to releasethe bolt.

In testimony whereof, I aflix my signature, in the presence of two witnesses.

HENRY WIEME R.

Witnesses:

HERMAN LAznRUs, E. G. WIGGINS.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

' Washington, D. G. 

